Rosemary Aubert (4 May 1946[1] – 13 March 2024[2][3]) was a Canadian-American author, poet, and critic, most known for her Ellis Portal series of crime novels. In 1995 she won an Arthur Ellis Award (since renamed to the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence) for Best Crime Short Story for "The Midnight Boat to Palermo." In 1999 she won the Best Novel award for The Feast of Stephen.[4]
Rosemary Aubert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 May 1946 Niagara Falls, New York |
| Died | 13 March 2024 (aged 77) |
| Pen name | Lucy Snow |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet, writing teacher |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian, American |
| Education | B.A. St. Bonaventure University; M.A. York University; Certificate in Criminology University of Toronto |
| Notable works | The Ellis Portal mystery series; Terminal Grill |
| Notable awards | Arthur Ellis Award 1994 Short Fiction. Arthur Ellis Award 1999 Best Mystery Novel |
| Spouse | Douglas Purdon |
Aubert was born in Niagara Falls, New York, but lived in Canada for over 40 years. She resided in Toronto, where she taught novel writing.[5] Over the course of her life she also worked as an editor, bailiff, security consultant for the United States consulate in Toronto, and as a court services officer at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.[4][1] [6]
Bibliography
editPoetry
edit- Aubert, Rosemary (1974). An Even Dozen Poems. Toronto: Missing Link Press.
- ——— (1977). Two Kinds of Honey. Ottawa: Oberon Press.
- ——— (1986). "Autobiography". Canadian Woman Studies. 7 (3).
- ——— (1997). Picking Wild Raspberries: The Imaginary Love Poems of Gertrude Stein. Sono Nis Press.
- ——— (2011). Rough Wilderness: The Imaginary Love Poems of the Abbess Heloise. Fourfront Editions.
- ——— (2012). Lenin for Lovers. [self-published].
- ——— (Summer 2016). "What the Shadows Say". Queen's Quarterly. 123 (2): 296–297.
- ——— (2018). Strong, Certain and Alone: Poems in the Voice of Isaac Newton. Carrick Publishing.
Nonfiction
edit- Webster, Jack; Aubert, Rosemary (1991). Copper Jack: My Life on the Force. Toronto: Dundurn. ISBN 1550021486. (This is a memoir of detective Jack Webster.)
Fiction
editAubert's first books were written under the pseudonym Lucy Snow[1] (a name drawn from Villette by Charlotte Brontë[3]). In 2000 she wrote, "I am a writer of mysteries and romances, in short, of 'genre' fiction."[6]
- Snow, Lucy (1983). Song of Eden. Worldwide.
- ——— (1984). A Red Bird in Winter. Toronto: Harlequin.
- ——— (1985). Garden of Lions. Toronto: Harlequin.
- Aubert, Rosemary (1985). Firebrand. Toronto: Harlequin.
- ——— (1997). Free Reign. Bridgehampton, NY: Brige Works.
- ——— (1999). The Feast of Stephen. Bridgehampton, NY: Bridge Works.
- ——— (2001). The Ferryman Will be There. Bridgehampton, NY: Bridge Works.
- ——— (2001). Leave Me By Dying. Toronto: McArthur.
- ——— (2005). The Red Mass. Toronto: McArthur.
- ——— (2007). Judge of Orphans. Toronto: iUniverse.
- ——— (2013). Terminal Grill. Toronto: Quattro.
- ——— (2014). Don't Forget You Love Me. Toronto.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ——— (2016). The Midnight Boat to Palermo and Other Stories. Toronto: Carrick Publishing.
The early novel Firebrand is a Harlequin romance set in Toronto, about a municipal affairs librarian and her relationship with the mayor.[7][8]
The Ellis Portal series consists of Free Reign, The Feast of Stephen, The Ferryman Will Be There, Leave Me By Dying, Red Mass and Don't Forget You Love Me.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Rosemary Aubert". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. 2007. Gale H1000003652.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Rosemary Aubert". Mesdames of Mayhem. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Rosemary Aubert". Ward Funeral Homes. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b Glover, Dan (25 May 2000). "Canadian Authors Win Prizes". National Post. p. B3. ProQuest 329653137.
- ^ David Skene-Melvin (1996). Bloody York: Tales of Mayhem, Murder, and Mystery in Toronto; A Celebration of the Romance and Excitement of a Great City. Dundurn. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-88924-273-9.
- ^ a b Aubert, Rosemary (10 June 2000). "Rosemary Aubert". The Globe and Mail. pp. D22. ProQuest 1125615791.
- ^ Clare, Kerry (22 January 2012). ""Loving the mayor is a bit like that": Rosemary Aubert's Firebrand". Pickle Me This. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Harris, Amy Lavender (2010). Imagining Toronto. Toronto: Mansfield Press. p. 289. ISBN 9781894469395.
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